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: ''lâney'' (person) → ''lânny'' (people; but the singular is also often used with a plural meaning) | : ''lâney'' (person) → ''lânny'' (people; but the singular is also often used with a plural meaning) | ||
: ''rânychani'' (coconut palm) → ''rânychanny'' (coconut palms) | : ''rânychani'' (coconut palm) → ''rânychanny'' (coconut palms) | ||
Other ''-ey'' nouns typically pluralize to ''-eywe'' (much like adjectives): | |||
: ''yâłey'' (train) → ''yâleywe'' (trains) | |||
: ''c′owey'' (bird) → ''c′oweywe'' (birds) | |||
''-na'', if preceded by a front vowel or ''-ey'', usually becomes ''-ny'' [ɲ] in the plural. This is also true with some foreign roots: | ''-na'', if preceded by a front vowel or ''-ey'', usually becomes ''-ny'' [ɲ] in the plural. This is also true with some foreign roots: | ||